Estimates given on work for
village building

Megan Edwards Published: June 6, 2006 12:00 AM

By MEGAN EDWARDST-G Staff WriterPOLK Polk village council members tossed around ideas on the future of the villages building at Mondays meeting.Curt Hall of Halls Roofing attended the meeting, and gave council an estimate on roofing projects for the villages building. Just one section, he said, would cost about $30,000 to repair.But, Mayor James Goon pointed out, if council wanted to follow through with a roofing project, it would have to bid the project out if it was estimated to be more than $15,000. And, he added, because the villages budget is so small, the village may have to seek money elsewhere.It might be something we might have to look at Issue 2 money, he said. That way, we can put in matching funds and the rest would be from grants. Then, it has to be engineered and bid out.Goon suggested to the council fixing emergency roofing problems, and coming up with another plan.Council member Carl Wolfe questioned the functionality of the west end of the building, where it meets the council room. He suggested knocking a portion of the building down and moving the maintenance items near the council room portion of the building. The village has a nice portion of the building already, with the former fire vehicle bays in the east section of the building.Council members decided to take a closer look at the building, and possibly discuss the issue at the next council meeting.In other business, Thomas Whelan, president of Lodi Community Hospital, attended the meeting to update members on recent projects, including the construction of a 13-bed emergency room and the recent addition of a satellite office in West Salem. The hospital was the first hospital in Medina County, and was purchased by Akron General Hospital in 2000.Whelan ended his presentation by inviting council members to visit the hospital.Council members also approved to allow Jerry Leibolt, zoning inspector, to use an older computer the village no longer needs. Originally, the village advertised for bids for the computer, but received no interest.n Megan Edwards can be reached at 419-281-0581, ext. 239, or medwards@times-gazette.com.